Karachi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$174
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$828
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
53
56
🏙️ Population
14.9M
9.4M

The cost of living in Karachi is 38% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6976th ($417 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6078th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524